Bryan All-Stars Bump A&M Basebaliers 7-4 By RONNIE GREATHOUSE Battalion Sports Editor - Two former Aggie diamond stars teamed up to help pound out a 7-4 win over their old alma mater last night, as the Bryan All-Stars w'on a non-conference game over A&M at Bryan’s Travis Park. Catcher A1 Ogletree and center- fielder John DeWitt, both all- Southwest Conference basebaliers in their playing days at A&M, fig ured prominently in the All-Stars’ fifth and sixth inning scoring that proved the Cadets’ downfall. The All-Stars picked up a run in the bottom of the first inning off Elo Zatopek, the Aggie starter. Second baseman Bill Chambers walked, went to second on a wild pitch and scored on a double by first baseman Fred Hodge that sent chalk dust flying down the right field line. - A&M tied the score in its half of the second frame. After one out catcher James Smothermon singled and moved to second on a free pass to Zatopek. Smother mon raced to third on a long fly by Billy Frank Ross and scored on an error. The Aggies broke into the lead with two quick runs in the top of The Encyclopedia AMERICANA 30 Volumes — 1956 Revision Now Available On SPECIAL STUDENT PAYMENT PLAN For Information Write to: AMERICANA Box 3212 — Ridgecrest Station Bryan, Texas OPEN FOR ALL BANQUETS, DINNERS RECEPTIONS, WEDDINGS AND LUNCHEONS MAGGIE PARKER DINING HALL TA 2-5089 “The Oaks” — TA 3-4375 BRYAN i * v T/fljS .. r liSED BOOKS W4N1E1) The Exchange Store.is in the'market for your used books - Check our prices 'hfjfore ftiefititg THE EXCHANGE STORE 1 ‘Sm''irig--Texas A^gkoi” , . • Vs '.ju -i-. j^-4, • *-ij.1..-f.-Of.- , the third as John Stockton, all- SWC eenterfielder, led off with an inside the park homerun that reached the 450-foot marker. Soph omore right fielder Ed Dudley, starting his first game of the sea son, smashed a single to center, went to third on a single by Joe Boring and scored on Smother- mon’s grounder to deep short. Coach Beau Bell’s Cadets picked up their final run in the fifth in ning, as third sacker Ross singled and scored on a wild throw at first base on John Hoyle’s grounder. An infield single by Chambers and free passes to DeWitt and left fielder Les Palmer loaded the sacks in the last of the fifth for the All- Stars. Ogletree smacked a solid single to center that scored Cham- ((See BASEBALL, Page 4) The Battalion .... College Station (Brazos County), Texas Thursday, April 12, 1956 PAGE 3 Bill Cocke, Top Distance Man A-Chemical Whips B-AAA A-Chemical displayed some of the latent softball power which carried them to a 1954 corps up perclassman championship, whip ping B-AAA 5-2. Pitcher John Channing, third baseman John Fos ter, left fielder Arlen Cornett, cen ter fielder Dale McCullough, and catcher Jim Willis provided the scoring. A-Chemical freshman blasted B- FA’s softball nine 13-6 as James Coston starred with three trips around the diamond. Bob Barker was credited with two scores for the artillery team and was out standing as backstop for pitcher Rod Stepp. A-Ordnance showed champion ship form in upperclassman volley ball, blanking Sqd. 4, 2-0. A-Infantry downed Sqd. 8 in another class A volleyball tussel 2-0. 7\l AN DYERS'FUR STORAGE HATTERS merican DIAL TA 2-1585 Students . . . Use Our Convenient Pick Up Stations At Taylor’s Variety Store — North Gate Spiked Shoe Night Owl Ags Cocke Runs Best Under Arcs By BARRY HART The Aggies’ fine distance runner, Bill Cocke, came to A&M without any sort of scholarship and only because it was the single major college to show any interest in his spiked shoe ability. “I wasn’t a big name in high school track,” says Bill, “and had a few offers from junior colleges, but I wanted to try a big school with big-time ♦ competition, so I came to A&M.” As an aspiring miler at Lake Charles, La., High School, Cocke woi’ked on the cin der oval three years, lettering in his senior year. His best school boy time for the four laps was not outstanding—4:41, but the desire was there,, that same desire that has carried Bill from mediocrity to a strong contender for the South west Conference mile and two-mile events. “Cocke has done remarkably well,” said track coach Frank An derson of his number one distance man. “He came to A&M unherald ed and completely on his own, with help from us. He wanted to run, that’s vchat we want of our boys, and that’s what he gave us.” Surprisingly enough, Cocke seems to run his best at night, and his finest collegiate races have been under the lights. Last year against the mighty University of Southern California Trojans, Bill rated no more than a fourth against their array of distance talent, but he turned in a 9:31.2 for the two-mile and finished sec ond. Earlier this season Cocke strid- ed to his fastest time in the mile, 4:24.5, again under the arcs of Laredo’s Border Olympics and last (See BILL COCKE, Page 4) S $0 THE TASTE IS GREAT! the activated product OF FILTER Tl tdnui’ujz-an